Milled 'guards: Dates and manufacturers

[Bob Womack]

I'm sure it has been asked before, but we lost our post history so perhaps I can be forgiven for asking again:

I understand that Springfield and Winchester made the milled trigger guards. Did anyone else?

When did the various makers switch to stamped guards?

And, was that because the stamped ones were easier/cheaper to make?

I've got to get the Duff book, once I recover from a rifle and ammo purchase...

Thanks in advance!

Bob

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[U.S.G.I.]

I'm sure it has been asked before, but we lost our post history so perhaps I can be forgiven for asking again:

I understand that Springfield and Winchester made the milled trigger guards. Did anyone else?

When did the various makers switch to stamped guards?

And, was that because the stamped ones were easier/cheaper to make?

I've got to get the Duff book, once I recover from a rifle and ammo purchase...

Thanks in advance!

Bob

It is my understanding only Springfield and Winchester made the milled trigger guards. Stamped guards came along toward the end of WWII. And yes stamped guard were cheaper and faster to make. Your doing pretty good without the book for now.

Jeff

[Larry G.]

The earliest stamped trigger guard documented in Duffs' book is serial number 3 million.His guess is that they started in the spring of 1944. These guards had the milled hook.

[Devil Dog]

I have an original 2,984,050 (first week of July 1944) with a stamped guard